CT HB06594 | 2021 | General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Passed on June 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-06-30 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Passed on June 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-06-30 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
To (1) permit the state to depose persons seventy-five years of age and older in criminal matters; (2) change "patronizing a prostitute" to "soliciting sexual acts"; (3) transfer the requirement for a state's attorney to investigate a town clerk/treasurer to the Office of the Attorney General; (4) transfer bond forfeiture duties from the Division of Criminal Justice to the Office of the Attorney General; (5) require state prosecutors to notify the Office of Attorney General when the defendant in a state court action is a public official or state or municipal employee charged with a crime related to their office for purposes of pension revocation; (6) bring the definition of "vendor fraud" in line with its federal criminal counterpart; (7) clarify and provide a more appropriate penalty for the wilful and unauthorized distribution of intimate images of an individual; (8) increase the penalty for severe internet stalking or cyber harassment; (9) provide a ten-year look back in the sentencing of certain persistent offenders, including those charged with possession of a controlled substance; (10) clarify that application and program fees required by statute for certain pretrial diversionary programs are waived for persons represented by a public defender appointed or a determination of indigency by the court; (11) provide that community service cannot be required in lieu of any fees for indigent persons; (12) eliminate the disparity between possession of a narcotic drug and the storage of such; (13) reduce the penalties when a person charged with an infraction or violation fails to respond or pay a fine; (14) allow for pre-sentence confinement credit on all concurrent sentences regardless of the day the sentences are imposed, while ensuring that consecutive sentences are not credited twice; (15) enact recommendations by the Connecticut Sentencing Commission concerning the enhanced penalty for the sale or possession of drugs near schools, day care centers and public housing projects; and (16) enact recommendations by the Connecticut Sentencing Commission regarding sentence modification.
Title
An Act Concerning The Criminal Justice Process.
Sponsors
House Judiciary Committee | Rep. Geraldo Reyes [D] | Rep. Anthony Nolan [D] | Rep. Emmett Riley [D] |
Rep. Steven Stafstrom [D] |
Roll Calls
2021-06-08 - Senate - Senate Roll Call Vote 407 (Y: 32 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-05-18 - House - House Roll Call Vote 130 AS AMENDED (Y: 147 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-05-10 - Joint - APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (Y: 33 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-04-05 - Joint - JUD Vote Tally Sheet-A (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-05 - Joint - JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (Y: 32 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-05-18 - House - House Roll Call Vote 130 AS AMENDED (Y: 147 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-05-10 - Joint - APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (Y: 33 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-04-05 - Joint - JUD Vote Tally Sheet-A (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-05 - Joint - JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (Y: 32 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2021-06-30 | House | Signed by the Governor |
2021-06-18 | House | Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor |
2021-06-18 | House | Transmitted to the Secretary of State |
2021-06-16 | House | Public Act 21-102 |
2021-06-08 | House | In Concurrence |
2021-06-08 | House | Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A |
2021-06-08 | House | Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A |
2021-05-20 | House | File Number 707 |
2021-05-20 | House | Senate Calendar Number 445 |
2021-05-20 | House | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate |
2021-05-18 | House | House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A |
2021-05-18 | House | House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 8789 |
2021-05-11 | House | Tabled for the Calendar, House |
2021-05-11 | House | No New File by Committee on Appropriations |
2021-05-11 | House | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office |
2021-05-11 | House | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office |
2021-05-10 | House | Joint Favorable |
2021-05-04 | House | Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations |
2021-04-22 | House | File Number 580 |
2021-04-22 | House | House Calendar Number 407 |
2021-04-22 | House | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House |
2021-04-22 | House | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office |
2021-04-16 | House | Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/21/21 5:00 PM |
2021-04-06 | House | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office |
2021-04-05 | House | Joint Favorable Substitute |
2021-03-05 | House | Public Hearing 03/10 |
2021-03-04 | House | Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary |